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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does William describe his truck in the last page of the book?
(a) Like a horse that knows the way.
(b) Too tired to go on.
(c) Like a clunker.
(d) A trusted friend.

2. What does the man tell stories about on the ferry ride William takes from Connecticut?
(a) Rock formations.
(b) Indian lore.
(c) Unusual fish.
(d) Nuclear submarines.

3. What town does William look up in the library of Oregon State University?
(a) Willamette.
(b) Cascades.
(c) Newport.
(d) Lookingglass.

4. Where did Marion once work?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) Post office.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Library.

5. Where was William stationed during his navy years?
(a) Marblehead.
(b) Quonset Point.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Jamestown.

6. What does William complain about when he stops for gas in Fredericksburg, Virginia?
(a) Weather.
(b) Loss of service.
(c) Price of food.
(d) Price of gas.

7. What was the name of the first American ship to stop at the Northwest coast in 1788?
(a) The Mount Vernon.
(b) Lady Washington.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Baltimore.

8. With what did Duncan McDougal threaten the Indian population in order to save the town of Astoria, Oregon?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Total annihilation by military.
(c) Destruction by fire.
(d) Uncorking a vial he said held smallpox.

9. Where did William buy The Sacred Pipe, by Black Elk?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Boston.
(c) Miami.
(d) Denver.

10. What mountains does William hike in while in Virginia?
(a) Green Mountains.
(b) Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Blue Ridge Mountains.
(d) Smokey Mountains.

11. What is the nickname of the residents of Pine Barrens?
(a) PineBs.
(b) PBs.
(c) Pineys.
(d) P.B.R.

12. How does William describe Cape Porpoise, Maine?
(a) White picket fence village.
(b) Messy and run down.
(c) Urban and sophisticated.
(d) Suburban paradise.

13. What does William help Scott build while he visits him?
(a) Stone retaining wall.
(b) Fence.
(c) Greenhouse.
(d) Barn.

14. Where is the ferry heading that William takes from Connecticut?
(a) Boston.
(b) Block Island.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Long Island.

15. Who did McDougal marry to solidify his position in Astoria?
(a) Daughter of Chinook chief.
(b) Sister of Meriwether Lewis.
(c) Daughter of John Jacob Astor.
(d) Cousin of Captain Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marion an expert on?

2. What plant does William say the Indians used to wrap their food in for cooking?

3. What country was Robert Owen from?

4. What route does William take when he gets to New Jersey and wants to travel to the Pine Barrens?

5. What kind of meat did Lewis and Clark favor on their expedition in the Northwest coast?

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